WSIS Stocktaking Exercise
Information and Communication Infrastructure (C2)
Capacity Building (C4) & Enabling Environment (C6)
The Next Steps
Jaroslaw Ponder
Project and Initiatives Department
International Telecommunication Union
Joint Facilitation Meeting on Action Lines C2, C4, and C6
ITU Headquarters, Geneva, 16 May 2007
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WSIS Stocktaking
Ongoing process
Collaborative database
Distributed approach
Online questionnaire
More than 3’300 projects registered
Basis for future evaluation
Report on Stocktaking
published on regular basis
 Endorsed in the WSIS Outcome documents
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Stocktaking and Tunis
 Tunis Agenda, paragraph 120
 “The sharing of information related to the implementation of WSIS
outcomes is an important element of evaluation. We note with
appreciation the report on the Stocktaking of WSIS-related
activities, which will serve as one of the valuable tools for
assisting with the follow-up, beyond the conclusion of the Tunis
Phase of the Summit, as well as the “Golden Book” of initiatives
launched during the Tunis phase. We encourage all WSIS
stakeholders to continue to contribute information on their
activities to the public WSIS stocktaking database,
maintained by ITU. In this regard, we invite all countries to gather
information at the national level with the involvement of all
stakeholders, to contribute to the stocktaking.”
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3282 Entries Registered
By stakeholder
Business
Entities
Civil
Society
Miscellaneous
1.1%
By WSIS Action Line
Stakeholders (C1)
44.8%
Infrastructure (C2)
41.3%
57.8%
Access to info (C3)
5.1%
Capacity-bldg (C4)
11.0%
44.9%
22.3%
Security (C5)
Enabling env't (C6)
32.3%
ICT appl's (C7)
International
Organisations
27.2%
Governments
55.6%
44.9%
19.9%
Cultural etc (C8)
Media (C9)
Ethics (C10)
10.4%
8.5%
2nd largest
category;
1475 projects
registered
25.7%
Cooperation (C11)
23.5%
Objectives (B)
Digital solidarity (D)
5th largest
category;
1354 projects
registered
12.6%
Follow-up (E)
11.0%
Tunis Phase (F)
10.5%
6th largest
category;
1354 projects
registered
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Information and Communication
Infrastructure (C2)
1354 related projects
By stakeholder
Business
Entities
Civil
Society
Miscellaneous
1.2%
6.9%
8.0%
International
Organisations
21.8%
Governments
62.2%
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Information and Communication
Infrastructure (C2)
1354 related projects
The Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and Registered Entries
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Governments
Projects
without
Partnerships
39.0%
Projects in
Partnership
61.0%
Inter-governmental org.
Civil society
Business entities
Miscellaneous
Projects in Partnerships
Projects without Partnerships
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Capacity Building (C4)
1475 related projects
By stakeholder
Civil
Society
Business
Entities
Miscellaneous
1.4%
4.9%
14.1%
Governments
55.5%
International
Organisations
24.0%
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Capacity Building (C4)
1475 related projects
The Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and Registered Entries
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Governments
Projects
without
Partnerships Projects in
32.0%
Partnership
68.0%
Inter-governmental org.
Civil society
Business entities
Miscellaneous
Projects in Partnerships
Projects without Partnerships
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Enabling Environment (C6)
1059 related projects
By stakeholder
Business
Entities
Civil
Society
Miscellaneous
1.2%
6.9%
8.0%
International
Organisations
21.8%
Governments
62.2%
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Enabling Environment
1059 related projects
The Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and Registered Entries
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Governments
Projects
without
Partnerships
Projects in
37.0%
Partnership
63.0%
Inter-governmental org.
Civil society
Business entities
Miscellaneous
Projects in Partnerships
Projects without Partnerships
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Selected Projects: Governments
 Azerbaijan
 The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies developed
the State Program, E-Azerbaijan, focusing on the development of the
communication and information technologies in the Republic of
Azerbaijan (2005-2008).
 Japan
 On the basis of “Asia Broadband Program”, an action program of the
government of Japan, which seeks to make Asia as a whole a global
information hub through the deployment of broadband platforms in Asia,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) has been developing a
range of measures to bridge the digital divide
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 Oman
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 The Information Technology Authority envisages transformation of the
Sultanate of Oman into a sustainable knowledge-based society by
leveraging Information and Communication Technologies to enhance
government services enrich businesses and empower individuals. ITA has
initiated various projects in three main areas infrastructure, awareness,
electronic services delivery and capacity building.
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Selected Projects
International and Regional Organisations
 UNESCAP/ICSTD: Toward Improved Connectivity for the Pacific
 Pacific island states have been served by a diversity of telecommunication mechanisms,
from submarine cable and satellite to 2-way radio. However, the return of global
enthusiasm for building connectivity "pipe" and applications, plus other circumstances
including new institution-building in the Caribbean, offer opportunities and modalities for
the Pacific to benefit considerably from modern telecoms. ESCAP has conducted a study of
the situation, and is working with Pacific island states and other stakeholders toward
improving telecoms (and benefits therefrom) for the Pacific.
 International Telecommunication Union
Regional Project on Connectivity: Americas Region
 The development objective os the project is to assist and provide the countries of the
region with mechanisms and tolls in order to facilitate, whenever necessary, the respective
assessment, design, implementation, evaluation and integration of the national Agendas of
Connectivity, as well as the relevant programmes related to the use of Information and
Communication Technologies incorporated by the Agendas.
 APEC: Asia-Pacific Grid Implementation Project
 This project is designed to: support Asia- Pacific high performance Computing Grid
implementation in order that researchers from the region can easily secure computing
resources needed for up-to-date researches by connecting the major nations' super
computers with Grid.
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Selected Projects: Business Sector
CATEL:
Caspian American Telecommunications, LLC
Rural Area Telecommunications Program
 The Rural Area Telecommunications Program, developed by Caspian American
Telecommunications, LLC (CATEL), is designed to provide affordable telephone and highspeed internet service to people living and working in rural areas across Azerbaijan.
E-Mac Corporation:
Cameroon Telecommunication Project
 E-Mac is deploying a fast Internet and digital TV services which include voice and data
transmissions, Internet access, video and radio broadcasts, telemedicine, and distance
learning in Cameroon, and other selected countries in Africa, Europe, South America and
Asia. The initial concept of this project generally calls for a hybrid network combining
satellite, fiber optics, microwave and last mile wireless solution while dependant upon
existing local conditions and infrastructures, owned1133
and operate by Government such as
CAMTEL.
Nokia and Grameen Fundation:
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Affordable telecommunications to rural villages in Africa
 The aim of the rural village phone project is to provide rural communities with valuable
communications services through mobile phones to enable them to start self-sustaining
businesses.
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Selected Projects: Civil Society
 APWKomitel:Association of Community Internet Center
Distributing Multipurpose Community Internet Center & Directory
 The purpose of the project is to deploy Multipurpose Community
Internet Center in rural villages with Government (PPP) and in urban
town with grass root SME member of APWKomitel (bottom-up
approach).
 ParisTech: Rural Telecommunications in Burkina Faso
 The objective of this project is to provide information and
communication infrastructure to the rural areas, in particular focusing
on deployment of the telecommunication networks .
 Lebanese American University: Wireless LAN
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 The Lebanese American University has implemented a high speed
Wireless LAN covering all areas of both its campuses in Beirut and
Byblos. This allows students,faculty and staff to access network
services from anywhere, thus enhancing learning and productivity.
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WSIS Stocktaking: Future
 Tracking progress made in building
the Information Society
 Maintaining and improving the
Internet-based Stocktaking Database
 Adding new sub-definitions of the projects
for each action line
 Encouraging all WSIS stakeholders to
submit and update descriptions of projects
 Establishing the necessary
links to moderators/facilitators to share
and exchange information efficiently
 Distributing WSIS stocktaking interface
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Distributed Approach
By zero marginal cost, the
WSIS Stocktaking offers an
attractive and efficient tool
facilitating WSIS follow-up
process on national, regional
and international level!!!
WSIS Stocktaking
Official Page
Exemplary Web-Page
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Now each WSIS stakeholder will be able to consult
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database resources and submit new entries
without changing web environment
Advantages
WSIS Database
Stakeholders
 Efficient and reach in
 Popularization of the
resources tool facilitating
tool among all WSIS
WSIS follow-up process
stakeholders
 Significant impact on the  New way of gathering
information on the WSIS
number of new entries
implementation on each
 Attractive offer to the
level
WSIS Stakeholders
encouraging WSIS follow-  Enriched web-content at
zero cost
up process by zero cost
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WSIS Stocktaking: Future
 Raising awareness of the content of the
database among all WSIS stakeholders
through greater information and publicity
 Developing analytical tools and materials
emphasizing countries’ experiences and
best practices
 Regular publication of future editions
of the Stocktaking Report to present the
efforts of all stakeholders in WSIS implementation
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Thank you very much for
Your attention!
wsis-stocktaking@itu.int
We are building the
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Information Society together!